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Punitive fines on parents not helping school absence rates, says expert

It comes after figures last week suggested the number of pupils in England missing at least half of possible school sessions has risen.

Evening Standard

The missed chances that led to four small boys dying in a Sutton house fire

Deveca Rose’s two sets of twins were seen as well brought up yet their mother, who has been convicted of manslaughter, struggled with her mental health

The Guardian - UK

‘I felt absolutely lost’: the crisis behind the rising number of UK children being homeschooled

Anxiety is the most common reason why parents choose to take pupils out of school

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Children ‘need digital vaccination to fight fake news and boost digital skills’

A new study says the digital divide is leaving young people susceptible to misinformation and under-skilled for jobs in a digital age.

The Independent UK

English schools to phase out ‘cruel’ behaviour rules as Labour plans major education changes

Policy will move to keeping vulnerable pupils in school as focus shifts to root causes of exclusions

The Guardian - UK

Mobile phone and social media companies should pay £1billion for children's mental health support, says expert

Former Children’s Commissioner publishes ten-point plan for next government

Evening Standard

Politicians ‘are scared’ about discussing violence against women and girls

Teaching teenagers about healthy relationships would cost just £20m but government has failed to tackle issue, a panel event heard

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Suicide-risk children refused places on NHS England waiting lists as services overwhelmed

Teachers warn families hitting ‘brick wall’ when trying to get help for children

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable teenagers ‘dumped and abandoned’ in hotels by councils in England

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on investing in youth: bring back Sure Start and make it for teens too

Editorial: Youth services have been wrecked by cuts. They must be reformed, better funded and not just focused on crime prevention

The Guardian - UK

Fears As Homeschooling Rates 'Surge' In England

Education campaigners demanded government action Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England being homeschooled jumped more than 13 percent in one term last year.

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Why 140,000 pupils are ‘severely absent’ from school in England – and what we can do about it

Redundancies, lack of funding, and a pandemic have all contributed to a huge rise in children missing from class. Now a bold new initiative aims to solve the problem

The Guardian - UK

Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan’s £1.2m boost to tackle child ‘fight-or-flight’ knife trauma

The Rise Up programme, delivered by London Youth, adds to the already 270 youth workers in nearly every London borough

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The Guardian - UK

Empty classroom seats reveal ‘long shadow’ of Covid chaos on Britain’s children

Former commissioner Anne Longfield’s inquiry testimony exposed how future generations will pay price for government’s poor decisions

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of Covid generation under-fives excluded from schools in England

Nearly half of children in some areas arrive unable to talk and still not potty-trained as lockdown legacy take its toll, data shows

The Guardian - UK

Children in UK will be living in long shadow of Covid for next two decades, inquiry told

Anne Longfield, England’s former children’s commissioner, said ministers were indifferent to children during lockdown

The Independent UK

‘Terrible mistake’ to prioritise Eat Out to Help Out over schools, inquiry told

Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England until February 2021, said the pandemic was a ‘disaster’ for many disadvantaged children.

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of children thrown out of school in English county lines hotspots

Gangs target minors who are out of school and BBC report shows rise in exclusions and suspensions in biggest drug-exporting areas

Daily Mirror

Hundreds of vulnerable kids languished in inadequate homes costing taxpayers £2m a week

A Mirror investigation found more than £100m of taxpayers’ money could have been spent on places at children’s homes given the lowest possible rating given by Ofsted inspectors last year

The Guardian - UK

Disruptive behaviour leaves excluded pupils’ units in England ‘full to bursting’

Referral unit providers warn of overwhelming demand from unprecedented poor behaviour after pandemic lull

The Independent UK

Government U-turns on crackdown to stop repeat of £100m apprenticeship rip-off

Exclusive: Apprenticeships minister Robert Halfon previously described use of taxpayer funds for university courses for top earners as ‘gaming the system’

Daily Mirror

Keir Starmer says ban on caning school kids shows violence against women can be stopped

The Labour leader made a speech unveiling the party's plans to tackle crime. Policing has come under intense scrutiny this week following a damning report that found homophobic, racist and sexist culture within the Metropolitan Police

Daily Mirror

Social media firms 'must be made to pay for kids' mental health services' say experts

There were 734,000 children referred to the NHS’s mental health services last year - an enormous 84% increase from 2018-19. Experts want social media companies, 'who contribute to the problem', to help fund services and tackle waiting times

The Guardian - UK

Lemn Sissay accuses children’s commissioner for England of failing children in care

Poet and broadcaster says Rachel de Souza should be pushing ministers to do much more

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